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Height of any land surface is measured from:

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Water level

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Plain level

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Sea level

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Ocean ground

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Solution

The correct option is C Sea level

Height of any land surface is measured from sea level.

It is because, the sea is one continuous body of water and its surface tends to seek the same level throughout the world.

In this picture, the height 0 metres is used for the sea level.

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